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Apple iPad revealed
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Don't worry.....this thing will be huge, maybe not as big as the iPhone but it will get all the coverage to make it a must have item.
I'm looking at the features page and I really don't see anything that my iPhone can't do, I also still hate having to convert all my videos. Even windows 7 supports avi/divx!
I'm looking at the features page and I really don't see anything that my iPhone can't do, I also still hate having to convert all my videos. Even windows 7 supports avi/divx!
KolosLazar16
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All it needs to be able to do is keep my legal textbooks that I use off pdfs. If it can hold those (when I transfer them to it), then im getting one
teruterubozu
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I'll wait until it's smaller and comes in purty colors.
Technosteve said:
It's not that easy. HTML5 supports embedding video, but thanks to companies unwilling to decide on the codec, pretty much everything goes. Some browsers won't support Codec A, some won't support Codec B etc.
It's just like the 90s' plugin terror again, but I'm not sure whether there'll actually be plugins you can install to get codec support.
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ToxicAdam said:
I love my laptop, and I couldn't not have connectivity and flexibilty. But the battery life is shit and 80% of the time I'm just browsing on the sofa at home. iPad would be fine for me.
There is a space for an ipod-like large device in the home, especially nowadays when people are not really 'computing' day to day, but browsing/emailing/IMing etc.
I think I will buy a few of these. I want a 3G version, but isn't likely I can get one before I leave. OS I might get a non-3G one to have with me, and then get a 3G one a few months later if I feel I need it (although I think iPhone will cover my 3G needs).
The non-3G device is cheap enough.
if iWOrk syncs with MAc well, then I'm probably going to get iWork for mac too.
And try to convince my parents to get one as well.
The non-3G device is cheap enough.
if iWOrk syncs with MAc well, then I'm probably going to get iWork for mac too.
And try to convince my parents to get one as well.
No flash is rediculous, yes it undermines the app store but so does plain web to, you can make plenty of web apps.
As a smaller device the iPhone can get away with it, here it's sticks out like a saw thumb.
Looks nice, great little coach web surfer & could replace my iPhone/laptop for that.
We'll see when uk prices are out if I nab one.
As a smaller device the iPhone can get away with it, here it's sticks out like a saw thumb.
Looks nice, great little coach web surfer & could replace my iPhone/laptop for that.
We'll see when uk prices are out if I nab one.
KratosKilla said:
I didn't say the absence of a camera, Flash, etc is to better simplify the device. Quite the opposite.
The point I'm trying to make is that something absent like that doesn't invalidate the purpose of the device. Y'all should bitch and scream over those things. I agree and it's that very reason (price) certain things aren't there. Not really rocket science.
Flash shouldn't be a normal feature on any device (I teach Flash, btw) - Apple's resistance to putting it on what they consider their next-gen thinking devices is for web-forward and political reasons.
If Apple knows at all what they're doing, they will can this thing before it is slated to hit the shelves in March. I think they must have realized they might have to - usually when they have a new release, it goes up on the Apple store that same day. Announcing it now for release in March is not like them.
FlawlessCowboy
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Pass.
While it looks pretty futuristic, I can't really think of anything I'd use it for other than looking hip and trendy.
While it looks pretty futuristic, I can't really think of anything I'd use it for other than looking hip and trendy.
Marty Chinn
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Tobor said:
What happened to form factor? Netbook then becomes better form factor here.
Technosteve said:
HTML5 doesn't mandate a codec and if a browser doesn't support a certain codec that doesn't mean it doesn't support HTML5.
If Apple really wanted to open up the web they would use Theora/Vorbis instead of h.264 which they have a big stake in.
Let's not pretend this is a noble gesture on Apple's part. It's all business.
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Do they seriously have spotlight to the left taking up a full page?
It looks like, but the pic is kind of small.
It looks like, but the pic is kind of small.
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Vennt
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Tarazet said:
And yet more trolling, some people just can't heed the warning of those banned before them.
Karma Kramer
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Sorry for the caps but I need an answer...
ANYONE KNOW WHEN APPLE WILL UPDATE THE MAC BOOK PROS?
ANYONE KNOW WHEN APPLE WILL UPDATE THE MAC BOOK PROS?
KratosKilla
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anovice said:
I agree with you then. I'm interested in this device but I already have an iPhone 3g so many of the features are the same. Although those who don't own it may find a use for it and even as a ebook reader it sounds cool.
blu
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iphoneOS has had built-in PDF support for generations now. you can bet your cookie the first thing on the islate that browses documents will handle PDFs flowlessly.MThanded said:
what i do hope about, is that apple fixed the plain text document view widget - that one is horrendously broken in iphoneOS 3.x.
if you like that then check the dell mini 5 too (android). at least that latter runs an actual touch-based OS ; )
Marty Chinn
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RubxQub said:
I think that's correct but the bigger question is how far are the gaps in between those devices?
Meh. To me, a tablet is a great way to browse the web around the house, and that's what I spend 90% of my time doing. Oddly, though, my Gateway spent 90% of its time in standard notebook mode because I do a lot of typing on here and FB, so even the fantastic handwriting software wasn't enough to keep me from the keyboard. Besides, I hate writing by hand. That's why I got a computer in the first place. Typing is better. Not sure how I feel about the touch keypad.Sriffat said:
Anyway, to me, the negatives are the lack of usb port, no webcam and somewhat strange resolution. Just strange design decisions. But as a whole, a tablet is nice if you sit reclined in front of a tv, and it's great for reading manga. I can slide it in a sleeve and throw it in my bag. I just wish they'd come with a better setup. I'll wait for the G2 and then jump in. I'm really not feeling this, but I'm not anti-Apple or anything. If they get it right, it might be a fun little device to tinker around with while I weigh the options of going all Apple or all Google. Maybe by then the iPhone will be on a CDMA network. PEACE.
aparisi2274
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This is what is holding me back from getting this thing on day 1. I mean why would Apple not include this function on their "tablet killer"
KratosKilla
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Nothing has been announcedKarma Kramer said:
Mecha_Infantry
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NOW my excitement has settled..This is still day one
zoop zoop!!
zoop zoop!!
anovice said:
I hate the "political reasons" argument. Why are they doing that? They're most likely actively denying their customers support for flash, for which they should be shunned. Adobe doesn't really make quality products, and I'm not a fan of flash, but citing political reasons is just so incredibly cheap.
Still, I wonder how it'll sell. Adding multi-tasking support should be their #1 priority, because I still think it's pretty much useless without it. The power it has to offer should be sufficient, unless all of it is blown on making it look slick and pretty.
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lachesis
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Well, my wife seems to be taken away with this thing, and she wants to replace our old laptop with this, and get that 16g 3G version. We don't own any iPhone, so I'm not too sure how it works on some of the stuff - so here are few questions - if any could answer, I'd appreciate it.
1. Does this support online shopping on various department store websites, or use online banking / bill payments?
2. Does this support Windows Live / MSN Messenger and able to run it in the background, while she's doing something else (such as looking at some site)?
As far as I can tell, above 2 are the most she does with her current laptop - other than paying the bills, and doing some excel spread worksheet for domestic budgets.
Thx in advance!
1. Does this support online shopping on various department store websites, or use online banking / bill payments?
2. Does this support Windows Live / MSN Messenger and able to run it in the background, while she's doing something else (such as looking at some site)?
As far as I can tell, above 2 are the most she does with her current laptop - other than paying the bills, and doing some excel spread worksheet for domestic budgets.
Thx in advance!
I should be doing hw
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I don't get what this is...an iPhone minus the phone except large so it isn't portable? Who the fuck would want that? Someone help me out here.
Crazymoogle
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Shogmaster said:
Er...sure, if I'm a photographer on a road trip. And I want the extra .5-1lb to carry?
I need a tablet with great brightness that I can afford to leave on and let sleep without it outright dying once a day. My iPhone can do that, but there's just no way in hell that my old X41t could. And that's with the 8-cell battery in "conserve" mode.
I was using one of those Kohjinsha mini's for awhile...3 hours, tops. Really. Hopefully Intel has performance per watt figured out, but I can't say I've seen anything to make me hopeful.
Shogmaster said:It's powerful enough for Flash
Sure, and probably will run it fine providing it's running ION or Tegra. Not confident at all about it for regular Windows app use, especially if they try to put a regular hard drive in there.
Shogmaster said:
That's refreshing.
Shogmaster said:XP Tablet ain't W7. Tell me, how long you've been using W7 on tablet?
A month? Mainly just demo models. Seems to be the same old hunt-and-peck stylus stuff, which obviously doesn't work when you hit small screens with high DPI. Handwriting recognition still doesn't work for me at all (convinced nobody has ever bothered to model left-handed writing). I do see from a screengrab on the MS website of the media center interface though...how did that turn out? The pro install on the X200T I was using didn't have it (or maybe I just couldn't find it...)
Logistically I was just comparing how, say, the core W7 interface isn't nearly as usable with a pen, as, say, Sketchbook Pro.
Marty Chinn
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lachesis said:
1) Yes. You can either do it from an app developed by the store or bank or just use the normal web interface
2) There is a MSN Messenger app like Beejive (it does more than just MSN), and I have to assume you can have push notifications on this so you could in theory do that. Still will be a pain to switch between the two IMO, especially since Beejive can take awhile to connect and retreive the messages.
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